Pleasant Grove Intermediate School
Public elementary school in Texarkana, Texas · Pleasant Grove ISD · Grades 3–5
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School serves 514 students in grades 3–5 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 4 schools in Pleasant Grove ISD. By enrollment it is the 2376th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 3–5 |
| District | Pleasant Grove ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Suburb, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483513012449 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pleasant Grove ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 514 | 2,366 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.4% | 41.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School in context
Size
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is the largest of Pleasant Grove ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 514 students are 21.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 344; Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 179 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 160, against an average of 171 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than grade 3 (179 against 160). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 65% here and 64.7% across Pleasant Grove ISD. Black students are next, at 14%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.8% across Pleasant Grove ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 514 students, Pleasant Grove Intermediate School has 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 514 students would have about 34.7 teachers, so Pleasant Grove Intermediate School has 2.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is in an urbanized area of fewer than 100,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, small. The nearest other elementary school is Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in Texarkana ISD. Within 10 miles there are 14 other elementary schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65% |
| Black | 14% |
| Hispanic | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 160 |
| Grade 4 | 175 |
| Grade 5 | 179 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8480 N Kings Hwy, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)832-0001
Website: pgisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasant Grove Intermediate School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 1.5 mi | 351 | 16.2 | 33.6% |
| Waggoner Creek Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 1.6 mi | 337 | 14.6 | 41.5% |
| Nash Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 2.3 mi | 667 | 15.4 | 89.4% |
| Red Lick Elementary School | Red Lick ISD | 3.0 mi | 270 | 10.4 | – |
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 3.0 mi | 494 | 14.2 | 47.4% |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 3.9 mi | 317 | 10.3 | 93.7% |
| Wake Village Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 4.1 mi | 539 | 12.6 | 86.5% |
| Spring Lake Park Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 4.5 mi | 334 | 10.8 | 90.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pleasant Grove ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 494 |
| Pleasant Grove High School | High | 9–12 | 821 |
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 537 |